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Today in the World Countries
- Cassinga Day is being celebrated in Namibia
- Coronation Day is being celebrated in Thailand
- Eid-al-Fitr Holiday is being celebrated in Oman
- Greenery Day is being celebrated in Japan
- Independence Restoration Day is being celebrated in Latvia
- National Youth Day is being celebrated in China
- Visak Bochea Day is being celebrated in Cambodia
- Visakhabousa Day is being celebrated in Laos
Today in Astrology
- People born on this day are Taurus as their zodiac sign.
Today in History
Happening Today
- BIRTHS
- Andrea Espinal, TikTok Star, born in El Salvador.
On this day in 2022
- EVENTS
- " 'World's most dangerous trafficker" Columbian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Úsuga (known as Otoniel) is extradited to the US for drug charges.
- DEATHS
- Gerhard Mans, Namibian rugby union utility back (27 Tests; Orange Free State RFU, South West Africa RFU), who died at 60.
On this day in 2021
- EVENTS
- Following several positive COVID-19 pandemic cases across franchises the BCCI announces the indefinite postponement of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament.
- English singer-songwriter, musician and model Nick Kamen died following a long battle with bone marrow cancer age 59. He was best known for the singles ‘Each Time You Break My Heart’ from 1986 and ‘I Promised Myself’ from 1990, as well as for appearing in a 1985 Levi's advert..
- Malian woman Halima Cisse gives birth to nonuplets (nine babies) in Morocco, in only third known case worldwide.
- Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador makes an historic apology to the Mayan people for abuses against them in the five centuries since the Spanish conquest.
- US President Joe Biden announces new goal of 160 million people, nearly of 70% of adults, vaccinated by July 4.
- DEATHS
- Paulo Gustavo, Movie Actor.
- Ray Miller, American baseball manager (Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles), who died at 76.
- Simon Achidi Achu, Politician.
- Margaret Forsyth, New Zealand netball goal attack (NZ 1979-87; World Cup gold 1979,87) and coach (Waikato BOP Magic), who died from cancer at 59.
- Alan McLoughlin, Irish soccer midfielder (42 caps Rep of Ireland; Swindon Town, Portsmouth), who died from cancer at 54.
- Bertil Johansson, Swedish soccer striker (5 caps; IFK Göteborg 267 games) and manager (IFK Göteborg), who died at 86.
- TV SERIES
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch: Season 1 is released.
The animated sequel/spin-off of Star Wars: The Clone Wars is set after that series with members of Clone Force 99 (who call themselves the Bad Batch) beginning new missions in the galaxies.
On this day in 2020
- EVENTS
- World leaders pledge $8 billion to research treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic, with the US and Russia not taking part.
- Countries in Europe begin cautious reopening after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Italy restarts construction and takeaways, Germany opens schools.
- Countries in Europe begin cautious reopening after COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Italy restarts construction and takeaways, Germany reopens schools.
- India begins lifting some restrictions in regions with fewer COVID-19 pandemic cases.
- BIRTHS
- X Æ A-Xii Musk, Family Member, born in Los Angeles, CA.
- DEATHS
- Don Shula, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Super Bowl 1972,73; Miami Dolphins; Baltimore Colts; NFL Coach of the Year 1964,67,68,72), who died at 90.
- Don Shula, Football Coach.
- Alan Sutherland, New Zealand rugby union number 8 (10 caps; Marlborough), who died at 76.
On this day in 2019
- EVENTS
- Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez unifies a trio of middleweight world titles in a close, unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
- 145th Kentucky Derby: stewards disqualify first-across-the-line Maximum Security for interference; longshot Country House declared winner; first DQ in race history for race infraction.
- DEATHS
- Roger West, Race Car Driver.
- (James) "J.R." Cobb American guitarist and songwriter (Classics IV - "Spooky" ; Atlanta Rhythm Section - "Champagne Jam"), who died of a heart attack at 76.
On this day in 2018
- EVENTS
- LA Angels 1st baseman Albert Pujols collects his 3,000th MLB hit in a 5-0 win v Mariners in Seattle.
- California overtakes Great Britain to become the worlds fifth largest economy.
- DEATHS
- Cathy Godbold, Australian actress (The Saddle Club, Home and Away), who died of brain cancer at 43.
- Barnet Fain, American businessman and artist, who died at 86.
- BN Vijaya Kumar, Indian politician, who died at 59 of a heart attack.
- Bobbie Louise Hawkins, American poet and author, who died at 87.
- Larry Hunter, American college basketball coach (Wittenberg Tigers, Ohio Bobcats, Western Carolina Catamounts), who died at 68.
- Lionel Lamy, French footballer, who died at 74.
- Luyanda Ntshangase, South African footballer (Maritzburg United), is struck by lightning and dies at 21.
- Edwin G. Burrows, American historian and professor, who died at 74.
- Renate Dorrelstein, Dutch writer and journalist, who died of cancer at 64.
- Naser Cheshm Azar, Iranian composer, who died of a heart attack at 67.
- Paul Bloodgood, American artist, who died at 58 of Alzheimer's disease.
- ALBUMS
- Panic Blooms was released by Black Moth Super Rainbow.
The sixth full-length release for the Pennsylvania experimental electronic band is its first full-length album in six years. - Minus was released by Daniel Blumberg.
The debut full-length solo release under the real name of the former member of Yuck member was recorded live in five days with Billy Steiger, Tom Wheatley, and Jim White. - Singularity was released by Jon Hopkins.
The fifth full-length solo studio release for the British electronic artist/producer features elements from such styles and influences from acoustic piano, choral music, psychedelic ambient, and techno music. - SR3MM was released by Rae Sremmurd.
Future, Juicy J, Zoë Kravitz, Pharrell, Riff 3x, Travis Scott, Trouble, The Weeknd, and Young Thug are some of the guests on the triple-album release from Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee. - The Horizon Just Laughed was released by Damien Jurado.
The latest full-length release for the Seattle-based indie singer-songwriter was self-produced. - World's Strongest Man was released by Gaz Coombes.
The third full-length solo release for the former Supergrass frontman features some tracks co-produced with Ian Davenport. - Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois was released by Venetian Snares.
This is the debut full-length release for the collaboration between Venetian Snares and Daniel Lanois. - Rebound was released by Eleanor Friedberger.
The fourth full-length solo release for the Fiery Furnace member was recorded with producer Clemens Knieper. - Free Yourself Up was released by Lake Street Dive.
The sixth full-length release for the Boston band was recorded in Nashville with Dan Knobler. - Good Thing was released by Leon Bridges.
The second full-length release for the Texas soul artist was executive-produced by Ricky Reed. - Hollow Ground was released by Cut Worms.
The debut full-length release for Brooklyn-based Max Clarke was recorded in Los Angeles and New York. - Lost Friends was released by Middle Kids.
This is the debut full-length release for the Australian indie pop trio of Hannah Joy, Tim Fitz (who also produced) and Harry Day. - Knock Knock was released by DJ Koze.
The latest release for the German electronic artist features guest appearances from Eddie Fummler, José Gonzalez, Sophia Kennedy, Mano Le Tough, Róisín Murphy, Arrested Development's Speech, and Kurt Wagner. - Be More Kind was released by Frank Turner.
The seventh full-length studio release for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Joshua Block, Austin Jenkins and Charlie Hugall. - Beyondless was released by Iceage.
The fourth full-length release for the Danish post-punk band features a guest appearance from Sky Ferreira and was produced by Nis Bysted. - Anticlines was released by Lucrecia Dalt.
The sixth full-length release for the Colombian experimental producer features spoken-word sections she created with Henry Andersen. - Dove was released by Belly.
The third full-length release for the alternative rock band is its first in 23 years and was produced by the band's guitarist Tom Gorman and Paul Q. Kolderie. - MOVIES
- Bad Samaritan - R is released.
A valet (Robert Sheehan) develops a clever scam to burglarize the houses of rich customers. ? Things go smoothly until he robs the wrong customer (David Tennant), and discovers ?a woman being held captive in his home. ? Afraid of going to prison, he leaves the woman there and makes a call to the police, who find nothing when they investigate. Now, the valet must endure the wrath of the kidnapper who seeks revenge on him, all while desperately trying to find and rescue the captive woman he left behind. - Angels Wear White - Not Rated is released.
In a small seaside town, two schoolgirls are assaulted by a middle-aged man in a motel. Mia, a teenager who was working on reception that night, is the only witness. For fear of losing her job, she says nothing. Meanwhile,12-year-old Wen, one of the victims, finds that her troubles have only just begun. Trapped in a world that offers them no safety, Mia and Wen will have to find their own way out. - Anon - TV-MA is released.
Sal Frieland (Clive Owen) is a detective in a world with no privacy, ignorance, or anonymity; where everyone’s lives are transparent, traceable, and recorded by the authorities; where crime almost ceases to exist. But in trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Frieland stumbles on a young woman known only as the Girl (Amanda Seyfried). She has no identity, no history and is invisible to the cops. Sal realizes this may not be the end of crime, but the beginning. - Manhunt - Not Rated is released.
Accused of heinous crimes he didn't commit, a prosecutor sets out on a mission to clear his name. - Tully - R is released.
Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother (Mark Duplass). While at first hesitant to accept the extravagance, she comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny, Tully (Mackenzie Davis). - The Desert Bride - Not Rated is released.
54-year-old Teresa has worked for decades as a live-in maid with a family in Buenos Aires. When the family sells the house, she is forced to take a job in the distant town of San Juan. Although feeling uncomfortable with traveling, she embarks on a journey through the desert. During her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint Correa”, she loses her bag with all her belongings. This unexpected incident leads her to cross paths with El Gringo, a traveling salesman and the only person who can help Teresa find her bag. What seemed like the end of her world will ultimately prove her salvation. [Strand Releasing] - The Guardians - R is released.
An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch (Nathalie Baye), must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front. Hortense reluctantly brings on an outsider, the hard-scrabble teenage orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to help her daughter Solange (Laura Smet). New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves. - The 12th Man - NR is released.
Norway,1943. After a failed anti-Nazi sabotage mission leaves his eleven comrades dead, Norwegian resistance fighter Jan Baalsrud (Thomas Gullestad) finds himself on the run from the Gestapo through the snowbound Arctic reaches of Scandinavia. It’s a harrowing journey across unforgiving, frozen wilderness that will stretch on for months—and force Jan to take extreme action in order to survive. [IFC Midnight] - Overboard - PG-13 is released.
In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on Leonardo (Eugenio Derbez), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico's richest family and Kate (Anna Faris), a working-class single mom of three hired to clean Leonardo's luxury yacht. After unjustly firing Kate and refusing to pay her, Leonardo falls overboard when partying too hard and wakes up on the Oregon coast with amnesia. Kate shows up at the hospital and, to get payback, convinces Leonardo he is her husband and puts him to work -- for the first time in his life. At first miserable and inept, Leonardo slowly settles in. Eventually, he earns the respect of his new "family"and co-workers. But, with Leonardo's billionaire family hot on their trail and the possibility of his memory returning at any moment, will their new family last or will Leonardo finally put the clues together and leave them for good? - RBG - Not Rated is released.
At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture icon. But without a definitive Ginsburg biography, the unique personal journey of this diminutive, quiet warrior's rise to the nation's highest court has been largely unknown, even to some of her biggest fans – until now. - Racer and the Jailbird - Not Rated is released.
As a member of a notorious Brussels gang renowned for their expertly-executed robberies, Gigi (Matthias Schoenaerts) tends to his front, a luxury automobile import-export business, in his downtime. Sparks fly when he meets glamorous and affluent race car driver Bibi (Adèle Exarchopoulos), and despite their wildly different backgrounds, the pair fall instantly and tragically in love. While Gigi attempts to break away from his illicit history, two things stand in the couple’s way to a happy life together: an unrelenting mob hungry for another heist, and the cops that are closing in on them. - TV SERIES
- The Rain: Season 1 is released.
A brother and sister emerge from their shelter six years after a rain-based virus wiped out much of the Scandinavia's population to see if there are other survivors in this Danish sci-fi horror series created by Jannik Tai Mosholt, Esben Toft Jacobsen and Christian Potalivo. - Dear White People (2017): Season 2 is released.
Winchester University struggles to move on from the protests. Lena Waithe appears as P Ninny, who is on a reality show some students watch.
On this day in 2017
- DEATHS
- William J. Baumol, American economist (Baumol’s cost disease), who died at 95.
On this day in 2016
- EVENTS
- Ohio Governor John Kasich bows out of the race for US Republican Presidential nominee.
- After Donald Trump's campaign played ‘Start Me Up’ following his victory speech celebrating his path to the Republican nomination, The Rolling Stones asked him to stop using their music, joining several other artists in decrying his use of their songs..
- John Kasich bows out of the race for US Republican Presidential nominee.
- WEDDINGS
- Country singer Randy Houser at the age of 39 weds Tatiana Starzynski in an intimate outdoor ceremony in Tennessee.
- DEATHS
- Dominic Persicketti, Race Car Driver.
- Robert "Bob" Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator fromfrom Utah,1993-2011), who died at 82.
- Robert "Bob" Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah), who died at 82.
- Ursula Mamlok, German-American avant-garde composer, and teacher, who died at 93.
- Ursula Mamlok, German American avant-garde composer, who died at 93.
- MOVIES
- A Bigger Splash - R is released.
The lives of a high profile couple, a famous rock star and a filmmaker (Tilda Swinton and Matthias Schoenaerts), vacationing and recovering on the idyllic sun-drenched and remote Italian island of Pantelleria are disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter (Ralph Fiennes and Dakota Johnson) - creating a whirlwind of jealousy, passion and, ultimately, danger for everyone involved. [Fox Searchlight]
On this day in 2015
- EVENTS
- Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for the 2014-15 NBA season.
- World Snooker Championship, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield: Stuart Bingham beats fellow Englishman Shaun Murphy,18-15 for his lone world title.
- Stuart Bingham wins the 2015 World Snooker Championship.
- ALBUMS
- Rose Windows was released by Rose Windows.
The second and last release for the Seattle-based psych-rock band was produced by Randall Dunn. - Runddans was released by Todd Rundgren.
The debut collaboration between Todd Rundgren, Hans-Peter Lindstrom and Emil Nikolaisen was recorded in Norway. - The Waterfall was released by My Morning Jacket.
The seventh full-length release for the indie rock band led by Jim James was recorded near Stinson Beach, California with Tucker Martine. - Painted Shut was released by Hop Along.
Originally a solo project Frances Quinlan under the name Hop Along, Queen Ansleis, the second full-length release sees the addition of three members, a shorter name, and co-production from John Agnello. - Rituals was released by Other Lives.
The third full-length release for the Oklahoma indie rock trio was co-produced with Joey Waronker of Atoms Of Peace. - Wilder Mind was released by Mumford & Sons.
The third full-length studio release for the British folk rock band was produced by James Ford. - Fated was released by Nosaj Thing.
The third solo release for Los Angeles producer Jason Chung features guest appearances from Chance the Rapper, Maceo Haymes, and Whoarei. - I Can't Imagine was released by ShelLynne.
The 13th studio release for the singer-songwriter was self-produced. - II was released by METZ.
The second full-length release for the Canadian trio was produced by Graham Walsh. - Heartbreak Pass was released by Giant Sand.
The latest release from the alt-country rock band led by Howe Gelb was inspired by the Arizona desert and features contributions from Ilse DeLange, Grant-Lee Phillips, and Steve Shelly. - MCIII was released by Mikal Cronin.
The third full-length solo release for the musician who worked with Ty Segall features a full string quartet. - Jackie was released by Ciara.
The sixth full-length studio release for the R&B singer features guest appearances from Missy Elliott and Pitbull (as well as Joe Jonas on the Deluxe edition). - Born Under Saturn was released by Django Django.
The London-based Scottish quartet's follow-up to its Mercury-nominated debut release was recorded in a professional studio. - Danger in the Club was released by Palma Violets.
The second full-length release for the British indie rock band was produced by John Leckie. - Colours of the Night was released by Peter Broderick.
The Oregon-born singer-songwriter/producer went to Switzerland and recorded this album with a Swiss backing band with producer Timo Keller. - DJ-Kicks was released by Actress.
Actress's Darren Cunningham is the latest artist to contribute to !K7's DJ-Kicks series. - Choose Your Weapon was released by Hiatus Kaiyote.
This is the second full-length release for the Grammy-nominated Australian band led by Nai Palm. - TV SERIES
- Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck is released.
Brett Morgen's documentary about the Nirvana frontman uses interviews, personal notes, drawings, and recordings to illustrate his life.
On this day in 2014
- EVENTS
- Juan Carlos Varela is elected President of Panama.
- DEATHS
- Elena Baltacha, Tennis Player.
- Elena Baltacha. Ukrainian/ Scottish tennis player.
- Dana Seetahal, Politician.
- Al Pease, Race Car Driver.
- Tony Settember, Race Car Driver.
On this day in 2013
- EVENTS
- 139th Kentucky Derby: Joel Rosario aboard Orb wins in 2:02.89.
- 39 people are killed at a funeral in Wukari, Nigeria.
- 77 people are killed by the Syrian Army in Baniyas.
- 5 US soldiers are killed by a bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight title.
- Juventus F.C. win their 29th Serie A football title.
- Harper Lee files a lawsuit against a literary agent over the copyright of "To Kill a Mockingbird".
- WEDDINGS
- Actress Keira Knightley at the age of 28 weds musician James Righton at the age of 29 in France.
- British actress Keira Knightley at the age of 28 weds musician James Righton at the age of 29 in France.
- DEATHS
- Christian de Duve, British cytologist and biochemist (Nobel 1974), who died from euthanasia at 95.
- Mario Machado, TV Show Host.
- Otis Bowen, American politician, US Sec of Health & Human Services (1985-89), who died at 95.
- Morgan Morgan-Giles, British Naval officer and politician, who died at 98.